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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CHI)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kendall Fuller
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Bears bet the future on Daniels. The board says B+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Bears committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

They are betting Smith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

With interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They banked enough surplus on Pearl to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 4 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 9 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 27 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in Round 2, Pick 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry slid further than he should have, and the 36th overall pick is lovely value for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A want over a need in slot 78: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick122 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Johnny Wilson at the 122nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
You do not let an OT-EDGE like Julian Pearl reach No. 222 and blink. They did not. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.